[Paddlewise] SV: Complete Idiot's Guide to Canoeing and Kayaking

Dear Kasper and Craig,

Denmark is not so much different from the American shores in that we do
not agree on everything.
It was only march this year that a very experienced kayaker died on a
swedish lake. His background much have been very much the same as
Kaspars: young and very capable and fit. Yet he died.
If I'm anything then in comparison I'm old and fat and belong to a group
of peers that also enjoy paddling in the winter. We dress and equip
ourselves more conservatively. 
The popularity of kayaking has increased a lot over the last years and
we can only try to push "wisdom" to the new kayakers. I hope that not
too many of them will find it sufficient to listen to Kaspar. I know
that his institution (IT-University) harbours a lot of sound knowledge.
It's said that a landing You can walk away from is a succesfull landing.
I try to teach foresight but I'm also another type of kayaker than
Kasper. I wish him a lot of fun together with succesfull landings.

Best

Jens Viggo Moesmand
Denmark


"But so far, organized kayaking (clubs under Danish canoe union) have
had
next to no lethal accidents in the last 100 year, which I contribute to
the
fact that only experienced paddlers do winter paddling.

Best
    Kasper
"


On 11/09/07 18.54, "Craig Jungers" <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9/11/07, Kasper Osterbye <kasper_at_itu.dk> wrote:
>> <snip>... I have even
>> capsized in racing kayaks in ice water, as has many here, and that is
>> without dry or wetsuit, as one would overheat in such clothing.
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